PHYS-207 Fall 2018, Sections LL&LL2&LL3&LL5
Instructor: Professor Jiufeng J. Tu
Office: J-330 Marshak
Phone: 212-650-5558
E-Mail: jtu@ccny.cuny.edu
Office Hours: Thursdays from 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Required text:
1. Fundamentals of Physics (10th ed.) by Halliday & Resnick, and Walker.
EXAMS:
Two mid-term exams (in class) – tentatively scheduled Tuesday 10/2 and.
Comprehensive Final exam (in class) – to be scheduled.
COURSE OBJECTIVES: (5 hr./wk.; 4 cr.)
To understand the basic physics necessary for a career in engineering and /or in science. PHYS 207 is the first part of two-semester course for science and engineering majors. The emphasis of this course will be on analytical and problem-solving skills, and the aim is to apply fundamental physical principles to idealized and practical problems. This course is labor intensive. You are expected to read and understand at least one chapter of the text every week, and solve ~8 problems as homework. Note: additional information on the course objectives for Physics 20700 can be found on the Physics Department web site at http://mail.sci.ccny.cuny.edu/~physdept/Syllabi/index.htm.
GRADING:
This is how your final grade will be determined: Homework 10%, Labs 10%, Midterms 40%, and Final 40%.
Labs: You have to complete all 7 labs to pass this course.
Additional Information
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: Students have the responsibility to know and observe the requirements of The City College Code of Student Academic Integrity. The standards of academic integrity will be enforced in this course. The code forbids cheating, fabrication or falsification of information, multiple submission of academic work, plagiarism, abuse of academic materials, and complicity in academic dishonesty. You may work with study partners and discuss the subject matter with them. However, each student is individually responsible for his/her tests, HWs.
Homework: The homework problems are taken from the textbook and will be collected in class. HW solutions will be made available periodically. Exams: There will be two midterm exams (80 min.) and a final exam (140 min.). No exam grades will be dropped and no make-ups will be given except in the case of emergency. Labs: The Physics Department Lab manual is available on line at
www.sci.ccny.cuny.edu/physics/undergrad. There are seven labs to be completed during the semester; see the attached schedule. Lab reports must be submitted at the beginning of the following lab period. Note that the grade of incomplete (INC) will be assigned for Physics 20700 if all seven lab reports have not been submitted by the required dates.
Course Outline
Week | Lecture | Topic/Reading | Homework |
Week 1 8/27 | Lecture 1 (8/28) | Introduction |
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| Lecture 2 (8/30) | Measurements/Units 1(1-7) |
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| Lecture 3 (8/31) | 1-Dimsional Motion I 2(1-6) | HW1 Assigned
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Week 2 9/3 | Lecture 4 (9/4) | 1-Dimensional Motion II 2(7-10) |
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No Classes on 9/3 9/5 Monday schedule | Lecture 5 (9/6) | Vectors 3(1-8) |
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| Lecture 6 (9/7) | 2-D and 3D Motion I 4(1-5) | HW2 Assigned (HW1 due) |
Week 3 9/10 | Lecture 7 (9/13) | 2-D and 3D Motion II 4(6-9) |
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No Classes 9/10-9/11
| Lecture 8 (9/14) | Force and Motion 1-I 5(1-9) | HW3 Assigned (HW2 due) |
Week 4 9/17 | Lecture 9 (9/20) | Force and Motion 1-II 6(1-5) |
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No Classes 9/18-9/19
| Lecture 10 (9/21) | Kinetic Energy and Work I, 7(1-5) | HW4 Assigned (HW3 due) |
Week 5 9/24 | Lecture 11 (9/25) | Kinetic Energy and Work II, 7(6-9) |
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| Lecture 12 (9/27) | Catch up |
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| Lecture 13 (9/28) | Review for Midterm One | (HW4 due) |
Week 6 10/1 | Midterm One (10/2) |
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| Lecture 14 (10/4) | Energy Conservation I 8(1-4) |
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| Lecture 15 (10/5) | Energy Conservation II 8(5-8) | HW5 Assigned
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Week 7 10/8 | Lecture 16 (10/9) | Linear Momentum 9(1-6) |
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No Classes on 10/8
| Lecture 17 (10/11) | Collisions 9(7-12) |
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| Lecture 18 (10/12) | Rotation I 10(1-5) | HW6 Assigned (HW5 due) |
Week 8 10/15 | Lecture 19 (10/16) | Rotation II 10(6-10) |
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| Lecture 20 (10/18) | Angular Momen I 11(1-6) |
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| Lecture 21 (10/19) | Angular Momen II 11(7-12) | HW7 Assigned (HW6 due) |
Week 9 10/22 | Lecture 22 (10/23) | Equilibrium I 12(1-4) |
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| Lecture 23 (10/25) | Equilibrium II 12(5-7) |
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| Lecture 24 (10/29) | Equilibrium II 12(5-7) | HW8 Assigned (HW7 due) |
Week 10 10/29 | Lecture 25 (10/30) | Gravitation I 13(1-5) |
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4/11 Friday schedule | Lecture 26 (11/1) | Review for Midterm Two | (HW8 due)
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| Lecture 27 (11/2) | Catch up |
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Week 11 11/5 | Midterm Two (11/5) |
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| Lecture 28 (11/8) | Gravitation II 13 (6-9) |
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| Lecture 29 (11/9) | Oscillations I 15(1-5) | HW9 Assigned |
Week 12 11/12 | Lecture 30 (4/20) | Oscillations II 15(6-9) |
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| Lecture 31 (4/24) | Fluid Mechanics I 14(1-5) |
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| Lecture 32 (4/26) | Fluid Mechanics II 14(6-10) | HW10 Assigned (HW9 due) |
Week 13 11/19 No Class 11/22-11/25 | Lecture 33 (4/27) | Temperature and Heat I 18(1-6) | HW11 Assigned
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Week 14 11/26 | Lecture 34 (11/27) | Temperature II 18(7-12) | (HW10 due) |
| Lecture 35 (11/29) | Kinetic Theory of Gases I, 19(1-6) |
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| Lecture 36 (11/30) | Kinetic Theory of Gases II, 19(7-11) | HW12 Assigned (HW11 due) |
Week 15 12/3 | Lecture 37 (12/4) | Second Law of Thermodynamics |
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| Lecture 38 (12/6) | Entropy 20(5-8) | HW13 Assigned (HW12 due) |
| Lecture 39 (12/7) | Catch up |
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Week 16 12/10 (12/12 last day) | Lecture 40 (12/11) | Course Review |
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12/17 – 12/21 Final Examinations
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